Medical Radiology Technologist ~ Intermittent
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Description: Southcentral Foundation is looking of Medical Radiology Technologist ~ Intermittent right now, this job will be situated in Alaska. More details about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Summary of Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for providing diagnostic radiology services to customer-owners.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
! Outline of Essential Job Responsibilities/Functions to Include but Not Limited to:
Customer Care & Relationships:
Creates, develops, and nurtures culturally appropriate interactions and connections with each other, customer-owners, and the community.
Manages customer-owner care and clinic flow.
- Sets and adjusts clinic flow to reduce the amount of time customer-owners are kept waiting.
- Attends to the physical and psychological needs of customer-owners; determines when or if it is appropriate to allow family members to observe the scan in progress.
Shares and receives information, opinions, concerns, and feedback in a supportive manner.
Works collaboratively by building bridges, and creating rapport with team members within departments and across the organization.
Works with all other staff in the department.
- Assists in committee and other duties withi! n the department.
- Maintains a clean work environment ! including adequate supplies and upkeep of unit and equipment. Reports defective or missing equipment and safety hazards. Assists in disaster planning and activities.
- Coordinates and works with other team members to ensure the efficient and effective flow of customer-owners though the department.
Improvement & Innovation:
Makes meaningful improvement to services, program, and processes and/or organizational effectiveness that creates new value for customer-owners and employees.
Workforce Development Skills & Abilities:
Seeks out additional learning opportunities to continue to develop the technical and professional skills needed now and in the future.
Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions by following through on commitments.
Performs a full range of radiological examinations including cholangiography, linear tomography, myelogram, ve! nograms, bronchograms, routine fluoroscopy, and pylegrams.
- Receives customer-owners; explains method of procedures; prepares and positions customer-owner.
- Monitors and observers customer-owner’s vital signs and general condition during the examination.
- Checks all images for proper positioning of customer-owner and use of appropriate technique.
- Labels all images correctly.
- Inputs customer-owner clinical and demographic information into the information system.
Knowledge of radiation exposure and protection standards, devices and techniques.
Knowledge of 1974 Privacy Act is required as use of customer-owner record is an integral part of the position.
Ability to perform job with minimum supervision.
Ability to maintain quality, safety and infection control standards.
QUALIFICATIONS:
SCF programs are established for the pur! pose of serving a primary population comprised of Alaska Natives who ar! e affiliated with the Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI), and Alaska Natives and American Indians within SCF’s geographical service area. Employees should have a thorough understanding of the cultures and the needs of the CIRI members, and of the general culture and needs of Alaska Natives and American Indians. Such knowledge is critical in order to ensure the achievement of the mission and vision of SCF: working together with the Native community to provide the best services with Native staff who value the family and family wellness as the heart of the Native community.
Registered Radiologic Technologist (ARRT).
Three (3) year of experience in the field of radiology, preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. ACLS, NRP, ATLS, ALSO and PALS as required for specialty.
Working Environment:
- Employee may be exposed to: work near moving mechanical parts (over 2/3 time); exposure to bloodborne pathogens (under 1/3 tim! e); hazardous waste (under 1/3 time); risk of radiation (over 2/3 time).
- Noise level: Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
- Position requires: stand (to 2/3 time); walk (to 2/3 time); sit (under 1/3 time); use hands to finger, handle or feel (over 2/3 time); reach with hands and arms (over 2/3 time); climb or balance (under 1/3 time); stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl (under 1/3 time); talk or hear (over 2/3 time).
- Weight lifted or force exerted: Up to 10 pounds (over 2/3 time), Up to 25 pounds (over 2/3 time), Up to 50 pounds (under 1/3 time), Up to 100 pounds (under 1/3 time).
- Special vision requirements: Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and ri! ght while eyes are fixed on a given point). Depth perception (three-dim! ensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships). Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).
- Additional physical demands: employee must be able to respond when needed by prompt appearance at a required location.
Age of Customer-Owner Population Served
Population
- Neonate (birth- 28 days)
- Infant (29 days- less than 1 year)
- Pediatric (1-12 yrs)
- Adolescent (13-17 yrs)
- Adult (18-64 yrs)
- Geriatric (65 yrs & older)
- Customer-owner with exceptional communication needs
- Customer-owner with developmental delays
- Customer-owner at the end of life
- Customer-owner under isolation precautions
- All populations
Please complete an online application by clicking the 'Apply' button at the top/bo! ttom of this page. For more information contact Human Resources via the SCF Contact page or (907) 729-4977 or Toll free at 1-800-478-3343
NATIVE PREFERENCE UNDER P.L. 93-638.
Preference will not be given unless certification is submitted to Human Resources (a copy is acceptable).
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This job will be opened on: Thu, 09 May 2013 13:01:41 GMT
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